Backlash preventer for fishing reels



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Feb. 8, 1944. I v BABCQCK 234L073 BACK LAS H PREVENTER FOR FISHING REELS Filed Oct. 18, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor A? yerizeri 3&5006'7 45, @HIIIII Attorney Patented Feb. 8, 1944 BACKLASH PREVENTER FOR FISHING HEELS Vemer E. Babcock, Port Clinton, Ohio Application October 18, 1941, Serial No. 415,620

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fishing reels, the sam being an improvement on my Patent N0. 2,257,521, issued September 30, 1941.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a backlash preventer for fishing reels which can be readily controlled by the fishetrman and which is of very low expense to ins all.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a backlash preventer for fishing reels which can be installed on conventional makes of reels.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of a conventional reel equipped with the attachment.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of a reel with the backlash preventer installed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank from which the backlash preventer is constructed.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detailed sectional View taken substantially on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the roll.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that, in Figure 1, numeral 5 generally refers to a conventional fishing reel which briefly described consists of a side wall 6, a mechanism box 1, these being connected by tie bolts 8 on which are spacer sleeves 9. Interposed between the wall 6 and box I is a spool II] on which a fishing line I I is wound.

The present invention is generally referred to by numeral l2 and the major portion of this is constructed from a plate stamped to the form shown in Figure 4. The plate is denoted by numeral l3 and is of general rectangular shape having laterally disposed ears l4, M at one end and laterally disposed shoulder members l5, l5 at its opposite end. At its latter end the plate 13 is rovided with finger-like extensionslli, I6.

At the intermediate portion of the plate I3 is a laterally disposed lug ll.

For use in conjunction with the plate I3 is an elongated wire spring l8 looped at an intermediate point, as at l9, to increase the spring action thereof. One end of the spring I8 is held or anchored in place by clinching the lug ll against the same, as suggested in Figure 3. The other end of the spring [8 is formed with an eye or other enlargement 20 and this portion of the spring I8 is sprung under the uppermost spacer 9, as shown in Figure 3.

The plate [3 is preferably of some suitable spring material and the extensions l6, l6 are bent to form spring clips 2| which are snapped over the rearmost spacer 9 in the manner as suggested in Figure 3, while the shoulders l5 are preferably curved transversely to conform with the curvature of the last-mentioned spacer 9.

The ears l4, 14 are bent downwardly, as shown in Figure 3, and form with openings to receive pintles 22 which extend axially from a roll 23, thus supporting the roll 23.

With the parts thus constructed and mounted, the sprin l8 serves to force the roll 23 against the fishing line wound on the spool l0 and prevents backlash action of the line, as when casting.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

An attachment for fishing reels comprising a plate having a spring clip formation atone end thereof for embracing one of several usual reel tie members, a roller mounted at the other end of the plate for engaging wound fishing line and a spring member extending from the roller end of the plate and provided with an abutment for engaging under another usual fishing reel tie member.

VERNER E. BABCOCK. 

